The circular altar or altar of heaven is an open construction that links to the Hall of Prayer for the Good Harvest through a stone and brick path more than 350 meters long. Built in 1530, the altar consists of three concentric terraces surrounded by white marble railings.

Each flight of stairs that lead to the top of the altar are made up of 9 steps since the Chinese consider the number 9 to be the number of good luck. The special acoustics of the place allow that, if someone speaks from the center of the altar, the sound increases and can be heard from all angles.

This is where emperors paid homage to their ancestors. It is a building very similar to the Hall of Prayer for a Good Harvest, although smaller in size: 19 meters high and 15.6 meters in diameter.

The Vault is surrounded by the echo wall, a unique round construction about 60 meters in diameter. One can stand at any point on the wall and their voice can be heard clearly at the opposite point since the sound is transmitted along the wall.

This altar consists of a round stone promontory with three layers; with a height of 5.2 meters, 91 meters in diameter in its lower layer, 80 meters in its middle layer and 68 meters in the upper layer. It occupies an area of ​​5900 square meters. Each layer was built in the style of the Sumeru throne, with very fine carvings and drainage gargoyles in the shape of a dragon's head, and 8 steps on the 4 sides. Above the promontory sits the Palace for the Prayers of Good Harvests, the main building of the Temple of Heaven.pal of this sector, the most conspicuous.

It is a block of buildings with two interior patios. It is made up of the Living Room Without Beams and the bedroom, the bell tower, the guard kiosk, the patrol corridor, a double ring wall with two protection moats. Passing the first ditch, there is the outer wall, next to it is the patrol corridor. The Second moat and the interior wall are in the center of the patio, inside is the Hall Without Beams, with a green gabled roof with a broken slope. Green tiles were laid in the Qing dynasty. The building is a brick and tile structure originally made in the Ming Dynasty, with five modules wide, it was the waiting place for the time of the ceremony. The screen and throne in the center of the Hall are relics from the Qing Dynasty. Above the throne is hung a board with a manuscript inscription of the Qianlong Emperor “Reverend the Vast Heaven”, expressing his respect for heaven.

The circular altar or altar of heaven is an open construction that links to the Hall of Prayer for the Good Harvest through a stone and brick path more than 350 meters long. Built in 1530, the altar consists of three concentric terraces surrounded by white marble railings.

Each flight of stairs that lead to the top of the altar are made up of 9 steps since the Chinese consider the number 9 to be the number of good luck. The special acoustics of the place allow that, if someone speaks from the center of the altar, the sound increases and can be heard from all angles.

This is where emperors paid homage to their ancestors. It is a building very similar to the Hall of Prayer for a Good Harvest, although smaller in size: 19 meters high and 15.6 meters in diameter.

The Vault is surrounded by the echo wall, a unique round construction about 60 meters in diameter. One can stand at any point on the wall and their voice can be heard clearly at the opposite point since the sound is transmitted along the wall.

This altar consists of a round stone promontory with three layers; with a height of 5.2 meters, 91 meters in diameter in its lower layer, 80 meters in its middle layer and 68 meters in the upper layer. It occupies an area of ​​5900 square meters. Each layer was built in the style of the Sumeru throne, with very fine carvings and drainage gargoyles in the shape of a dragon's head, and 8 steps on the 4 sides. Above the promontory sits the Palace for the Prayers of Good Harvests, the main building of the Temple of Heaven.pal of this sector, the most conspicuous.

It is a block of buildings with two interior patios. It is made up of the Living Room Without Beams and the bedroom, the bell tower, the guard kiosk, the patrol corridor, a double ring wall with two protection moats. Passing the first ditch, there is the outer wall, next to it is the patrol corridor. The Second moat and the interior wall are in the center of the patio, inside is the Hall Without Beams, with a green gabled roof with a broken slope. Green tiles were laid in the Qing dynasty. The building is a brick and tile structure originally made in the Ming Dynasty, with five modules wide, it was the waiting place for the time of the ceremony. The screen and throne in the center of the Hall are relics from the Qing Dynasty. Above the throne is hung a board with a manuscript inscription of the Qianlong Emperor “Reverend the Vast Heaven”, expressing his respect for heaven.